2021 Official Chargers Season Discusssion

[Xenos]

Bulaga is basically worthless. I can’t believe they aren’t being in guys to work out at RT. There must be somebody out there worth at least a look.

Good OL don’t usually become available without some issues like injuries or suckiness also.

Here’s the FA list btw:

https://nfltraderumors.co/top-50-2021-nfl-free-agents/

[wu-dai clan]

woodeye is patiently waiting for some of the Buluga whale oil
to rub off on Pippy Longstockings
(except for the "Caution-Made of Glass" part.)

:banghead:

[Xenos]

Well crap. Someone said in another thread that "now we had 2 good OTs"......
Thats not true now. It will be Norman or Pipkins in place of Bulaga again.

Bulaga was such a bad signing. Didnt like it because he was always hurt in GB and lo and behold, his contract year he plays all 16 games.

I talked to Packer fans and they all thought it was a good signing at the time. He was generally reliable when he was with them except for a couple of years. He just became super brittle when he signed with us.

[Bolt4Knob]

i think because he's under guaranteed contract this year as well. if he only plays 8 games for us or less he's a goner after this season. I'd rather see jaimes play right tackle if bulaga is out for multiple games this season. Kick Pipkins inside as a guard.

:coffee:

Bulaga's contract was fully guaranteed so there was zero benefit of cutting him. But next season - with only $3.5m of potential dead cap space - he could be a goner

I just hope he plays 75% of the games this year.

[like54ninjas]

Bulaga's contract was fully guaranteed so there was zero benefit of cutting him. But next season - with only $3.5m of potential dead cap space - he could be a goner

I just hope he plays 75% of the games this year.

Cutting Bulaga next season saves us nearly $11 in Cap Space or costs us $14 if kept. With his age, performance decline, and major health/availability questions, he’s definitely a cut candidate.
Another strong class of upcoming OT prospects should put a nail in his coffin.

I know posters here love to over exaggerate but Bulaga was a healthy vet player when we signed him. Over his previous 4 seasons, he started/played 51 games out of 64, including 30 of his previous 32.
2016 = 16G - 16GS
2017 = 05G - 05GS
2018 = 14G - 14GS
2019 = 16G - 16GS

[Boltjolt]

I talked to Packer fans and they all thought it was a good signing at the time. He was generally reliable when he was with them except for a couple of years. He just became super brittle when he signed with us.

Since 2010 he has played a 16 game season twice. Played 15 once.

Out of 160 games he has played in 121,.... which don't sound too awful but then figure in at least 3 or so games for us he started last season and went out early hurt. Hec one game was the first series.

How many more of those games does he have?

[like54ninjas]

Pressers…….

[Bolt Dude]

That foxy analytics babe Cynthia Frelund is back at it again with analytics-based win/loss totals (including floors and ceilings) for each team. Here’s what she had to say about the Bolts:
Wins 8.7
Los Angeles Chargers

Ceiling: 11.2

Floor: 6.9

FanDuel over/under: 9.5


How the Chargers start the season will determine if this team will contend for a wild-card spot. L.A. has an early bye in Week 7, but before that, the Bolts face Washington, Dallas, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Cleveland and Baltimore. Brandon Staley's defensive game plan -- specifically, the team's ability to consistently bring pressure -- is a major driver of game outcomes. This offense, with Joe Lombardi at the helm, features Austin Ekeler earning at least six rushing touchdowns in 56.0 percent of projected outcomes.

[Bolt Dude]

Since 2010 he has played a 16 game season twice. Played 15 once.

Out of 160 games he has played in 121,.... which don't sound too awful but then figure in at least 3 or so games for us he started last season and went out early hurt. Hec one game was the first series.

How many more of those games does he have?

Maybe we just kept him so that he’d sweet-talk Corey Linsley into coming.

[cmplxgal]

[cmplxgal]

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[cmplxgal]

Storm will be the replacement if Bulaga can't go: